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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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